Hey Mighty Midtowners! As you likely know by now, the enormous and oh-so-exciting New York Comic Con 2015 is almost here! From October 8th-11th, the Javits Center will be filled with a sea of fans – each one anxious to see what kind of things they can purchase and thoroughly excited to attend panels. Obviously, one mandatory stop is OUR booth! We’re located at #2036 and we’ll have 20% OFF all comics and graphic novels, and some VERY cool exclusives. Pretty awesome, right? Touring the floor is always good fun, but if you’ve ever been to NYCC before, you know it’s important to plan ahead! So, we here at Midtown Comics want to make sure you’re prepared for all that NYCC will have to offer! There’s of course PLENTY to check out, but we’ve found 10 panels that we think are very deserving of your time. After you’ve read our suggestions, chime in with your NYCC schedule in the comments – you just may motivate someone else to attend a panel!

Father’s Day is right around the corner, and we thought it would be fitting to review the best and worst Dads in the comic book universe! After all, who would our favorite superheroes be without the guidance of their fathers? Earth’s mightiest heroes didn’t get where they are today without a little guidance, and we find out which dads did well and which didn’t quite make the cut!

Midtown Comics wishes all Dads a very happy Father’s day! Read on for the complete list!

Midtown Comics had the chance to stop by the 2015 Toy Fair at the Javits Center between 02/14 – 02/17, and boy did we see a lot of cool stuff! We saw several new toy lines from Funko, McFarlane Toys, Diamond Select, DC Collectibles, Kotabukiya, and S.H. Figuarts! Check out our exclusive video footage as well as pictures of all the cool new toys and collectibles below!

Hey NYC, Midtown Comics has created another fun contest for you to enter! This time, we’re giving away two free VIP tickets to The Walking Dead Escape in Hartford CT on Saturday, June 28th. This VIP package includes an option to run the course twice – first as a Survivor and then a Walker, VIP-only lounge, and exclusive behind the scenes access! This is a value of $300 that we’re giving away to the lucky winner of this contest! This will be a short contest, only lasting from 06/24/14 – 06/26/14. Winners must be able to pick up the VIP tickets from our Midtown Comics Times Square location before the event. You can only enter the contest once, but can build up more entries by Liking our page on Facebook, Following us on Twitter, Following us on Pinterest, and Tweeting at us about the contest. You can also now gain more entries by referring your friends or signing up for our newsletter as well! Read on for more details below:

To earn additional entries and increase your chances of winning, you can tweet, “I entered to win VIP tickets to #TheWalkingDead Escape from @MidtownComics! bit.ly/1yJIbqn”. You can then submit the URL of your tweet to Rafflecopter. Please note, that you can only tweet this once per day.

Are you looking for great books to get you or your friends into comics? Here are some of our favorite “Gateway comics” that would be great for anyone not in the know. And they’re totally legal! These books also have collections available, so grab the first volume and spread the love!